TRANSFORMING COLD STORAGE


Energy-efficient warehouses for food distributors can usually be constructed 20% faster and require 30% fewer raw materials than a traditional build. What’s more,


they can also deliver significantly lower long-term running costs and dramatically improve carbon reporting, Tony Wall, Managing Director of ISD explains.


Energy managers face many challenges in keeping food storage costs down. At a time when utility costs are rising, inefficient cold store facilities will need to be replaced or upgraded. For cold stores, supermarket distribution and logistics companies, the energy- saving characteristics and reduced construction costs of insulation have never been so important. Refrigeration is expensive and legacy infrastructures must be managed in the most cost-effective way possible.


Traditional cold storage warehouses effectively involve the construction of two buildings, one inside the other. The resulting void between the envelope and the internal cold store roof may require fire prevention, heating/cooling and air-handling, all of which add to the capital investment. A traditional build can be time consuming to construct and not particularly sustainable or thermally efficient.


A whole new generation of energy-efficient warehouses is being constructed using state- of-the-art insulation materials and single envelope construction. Single envelope composite panel construction is fast outpacing traditional building methods in warehouse and cold store developments. The air-tight thermally-efficient building skin can be constructed around 20% faster than traditional builds and significantly reduces the need for secondary steelwork.


Single envelope warehouses and cold stores are constructed using cold store specification composite roof and wall panels. The inherent strength and spanning characteristics of these modern


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The air-tight, thermally- efficient building skin can be constructed


around 20% faster than traditional builds.


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